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Genesis 36:17

Genesis 36:17
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan,.... These were three others of the sons of Seir, which with the other four before mentioned made seven:

these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 36:9-19

Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the record of those…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 36:15-19

The Tribal Chiefs of Esau

15. the dukes Better, as marg., chiefs. The word "duke" has been introduced into the English version from the Lat. duxwhich translates the LXX ἡγεμών. The Heb. allûphis…

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